The new Syrian General Command announced in a statement, on Tuesday, that the head of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, Ahmed al-Shara, "reached an agreement with the leaders of the revolutionary factions, which resulted in the dissolution of all armed groups and their integration under the umbrella of the Ministry of Defense."

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SANA, which began publishing news, quoted from the military operations room and sources affiliated with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham: “The meeting of the leaders of the revolutionary factions with the leader of the new Syrian administration, Ahmed al-Shara, results in an agreement to dissolve all the factions and merge them under the umbrella of the Ministry of Defense.”< /p>

The new Syrian administration announced, on Saturday, the appointment of Murhaf Abu Qasra as Minister of Defense in the Syrian transitional government.

Abu Qasra is an agricultural engineer, from the city of Halfaya in the Hama countryside. He was known by his military name, “Abu Hassan al-Hamawi” or “Abu al-Hassan 600,” and he holds the position of commander-in-chief of the military wing of “Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham,” which is classified as a terrorist organization in the United States and other countries. .

Abu Qasra led the military operations that began at the end of last November from Idlib, then moved to several major cities, such as Aleppo, Hama, and Homs, then reached the capital, Damascus, and overthrew Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

In a previous interview with the Al-Hurra website, the expert on jihadist movements, Hassan Abu Haniyeh, said that the number of Syrian armed factions is estimated at about 80 factions, saying that not all of them are in harmony, and that not all of them will join the national army, as it is likely Some people will face this project with rejection, according to what he said.

He also believes that the challenges are not limited to integrating the armed factions, but also include dealing with groups in northeastern Syria, such as the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

These forces, estimated to number about 80,000 people, have strong influence and demand a kind of autonomy, which may conflict with the central state project advocated by the interim government, according to previous statements made by the military expert, Ahmed Rahal, to the Al-Hurra website. He is a Syrian officer who defected from the Assad regime in July 2012.

Al-Sharaa, formerly known as “Abu Muhammad al-Julani,” had previously stated that all weapons in the country would be subject to state control, including those of the Kurdish-led forces.